# Front Lever Tuck

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/front-lever-tuck

Also known as: Tuck Front Lever, Tucked Front Lever, Front Lever Tuck Hold

Body region: Core, Back

## Muscles

- Main: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis
- Helps: Deltoid, Pectoralis Major, Rhomboids, Triceps
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Hang from a bar with arms straight and pull your knees tight toward your chest.
2. Lift your hips until your back is parallel to the floor, knees still tucked.
3. Hold with straight arms, shoulders pulled down and back flat.
4. Lower back to the hang slowly.

### Cues

- Keep the arms straight and the shoulder blades down.
- Keep the knees tight to the chest.

### Common mistakes

- Bending the elbows.
- Letting the hips sag below the shoulders.
- Rushing up without the shoulder strength to hold it.

## Alternatives

- [Front Lever Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/front-lever-raise)
- [Dead Hang](https://heatsy.app/ex/dead-hang)